Elisabeth Morrow School

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name = Elisabeth Morrow School


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established = 1930
grades = preK - 8
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type = Coeducational Private school
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enrollment = 432 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 66.9 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 6.5
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location = 435 Lydecker Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
information = 201-568-5566
website = [http://www.elisabethmorrow.org School website] The Elisabeth Morrow School is a private coeducational day school located in Englewood, New Jersey, serving students in preschool through the eighth grade. The school has a total enrollment of 462 students.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 432 students (in grades K-8, plus 47 students in PreK) and 66.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 6.5. [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00869069&ID=00869069 Elisabeth Morrow School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 31, 2008.]

The Elisabeth Morrow School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. [ [http://www.njais.org/listing.html School Search] , New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.]

History

The school was founded in 1930 by Elisabeth Morrow and Constance Chilton, with an initial enrollment of forty students. Since the mid-1950s the school had expanded, enlarging its campus on the grounds of the Morrow Family estate to serve students from nursery through sixth grade.

In 2004-05, a new middle school was added, so that students can now complete their education through Grade Eight.

Today, nursery through first grade class sizes range from 16 to 18 with two full-time teachers, plus specialists in music, art, science, physical education, computer and foreign language. Second through eighth grade classes range from 15 to 18 with one teacher and increased instruction by the above specialists. The overall ratio of students to teachers is 7:1.

Campus

The school's 14 acre campus encompasses three classroom buildings, a gymnasium/performing arts center, three playgrounds, and a playing field. Facilities include a second gymnasium, three state-of-the-art science labs, two technology labs, three libraries, two music, and two art studios as well as a middle school social space and ceramics studio.

Morrow House, the former Georgian home of the Morrow family, is now home to fifth through eighth graders. The Little School, built in Elisabeth Morrow's memory in 1939, is home to first through fourth graders, while nursery and kindergarteners learn and play in Chilton House, designed in 1970 especially with the needs of early childhood in mind. Fourth Grade was not connected to the Little School until 2005, when the admission rooms were moved.

Admission

Admission to the Elisabeth Morrow School is highly competitive. Students are drawn to the school from 50 nearby towns and represent a wide variety of national, religious, and racial backgrounds. The school welcomes families who consider education a priority, and students who have a high level of enthusiasm for learning and a concern for one another.

The school accepts applications for nursery through sixth grade throughout the year, but it encourages completion of the process during the winter. A completed file will include the application, a parent questionnaire, teacher recommendation, and school transcript as well as a parent interview and student class visit. All candidates for Grades 5 though 8 need to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE).

The school encourages families with limited financial resources to apply for financial assistance.

Notable alumni

*Hope Davis (born 1964), actress
*Danny Forster, actor
*Jason Itzler, owner NY ConfidentialFact|date=September 2008
*Mira Sorvino (born 1967), actress

References

External links

* [http://www.elisabethmorrow.org/ School website]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00869069&ID=00869069 Data for the Elisabeth Morrow School] , National Center for Education Statistics